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Republican Senators turn against Trump impeachment
Marco Rubio: “The first chance I get to vote to end this trial, I’ll do it”
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Actors and Disney World reach deal after virus testing fight
Walt Disney World and the union for its actors and singers reached an agreement on Aug. 12 that will allow them to return to work, more than a month after they said they were locked out of the reopening of the theme park resort for publicly demanding coronavirus tests.
Disney World in Florida reopens a bit- but no rides yet
Walt Disney World cracked open its doors on May 20, offering dining and shopping to masked customers but leaving the beloved rides closed, as Florida begins to slowly get back to business after a coronavirus lockdown.
As the park welcomed people to the Disney Springs shopping strip in Orlando, the new reality of life in the COVID-19 era was stark.
2020 AHEPA convention cancelled due to coronavirus
The 98th AHEPA Family Supreme Convention of the American Hellenic Educational Progressive Association (Order of AHEPA) has been cancelled due to the global coronavirus pandemic, the body's President George G. Horiates announced in a statement on Wednesday.
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Man arrested trying to quarantine on private Disney island
Florida deputies arrested a man who had been living out his quarantine on a shuttered Disney World island, telling authorities it felt like a "tropical paradise."
Orange County Sheriff's deputies found Richard McGuire on Disney's Discovery Island on April 30. He said he'd been there since April 27 or April 28 and had planned to camp there for a week, according to an arrest report.
Cops guard new $120,000 banana after eating incident
Police now stand guard around a replacement banana artwork valued at tens of thousands of dollars after the original was eaten off the wall at an art gallery in Miami, Florida, reported local media.
Disney World Visitors Had to Be Rescued from the Park's Newest Facility - "Skyliner", only a Week after its Launch
Visitors to Disney World had to be rescued from the park's new facility, Skyliner, within the first week of launch.
Disney World's newest transport system, the Skyliner Gondola, broke when it was first used.
The gondola line in question connects Disney's Caribbean Beach Resort with Epcot.
Big Band Jazz | Athens | March 19
Acclaimed German saxophonist Reiner Witzel has been invited to join the Athens Big Band on stage at the Olympia Theater for a concert of classics and modern tunes. The Tuesday, March 19 show starts at 8.30 p.m. and tickets cost 6 to 20 euros, from www.viva.gr, tel 11876, or at the door on the night.
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Journalists killed on duty in US, Canada since 1976
The fatal shootings of four journalists and a sales staffer in Annapolis, Maryland, are the latest killings of news-industry workers. While journalists covering international conflicts often face significant risks, it's relatively rare for those working in the U.S. to be targeted. However, at least 17 other journalists in the U.S.
AJC, HALC mark fifth anniversary of congressional Greece-Israel alliance
Diplomats, members of Congress, Greek-American and Cypriot-American partners, and leaders of the American Jewish Committee (AJC) gathered at the Greek Ambassador's residence earlier this week to celebrate the fifth anniversary of the Congressional Hellenic-Israel Alliance (CHIA).